[YBM 톡톡 생활영어] we hit it off. 우린 죽이 잘 맞아.

◇오늘의 학습 주제

A: I made a new friend today; a strang er I met on a bus.

B: Why not? Stranger things have happ ened.

A: Yeah, 우린 죽이 잘 맞아, right off the bat; a real nice guy.

B: That sounds great! Good for both of y ou, then.



◇해석 및 해설

A: 오늘 새로운 친구를 사귀었어, 버스에서 모르는 사람을 만나 친구가 됐지.

B: 그게 뭐가 이상해? 더 이상한 일들도 많 은 걸.

A: 맞아, 우린 만나자 마자 we hit it off. 그 친구 정말 괜찮은 사람이더라구.

B: 그거 잘됐네! 그렇다면, 둘 다에게 잘된거 지.



◇부가표현

*I made a new friend today

I met somebody new today / Today, I st arted a new friendship

*a stranger I met on a bus

someone I bumped into by chance on a bus / just an unknown person on a bus

*Why not?

Cool. / There's no reason that can't ha ppen. / Who says you can't do that?

*Stranger things have happened.

More unusual things occur in the world. / That's not the strangest thing ever.

*we hit it off

we got off to a fast start / we felt comf ortable with each other / we connected

*right off the bat

immediately / right from the get-go / i nstantly

*a real nice guy

a very cool person / a kind individual / a very friendly sort of person

*That sounds great!

That's a very nice experience! / Aweso me! / That's totally cool!

*Good for both of you, then.

I'm happy for you both. / It's a win-win situation, then.